there is no unpopping chamgne corks over this economy. and i wish there were. it would be nice to see a trend more in the right direction in that no matter who wins. >> i think are you still expecting to see those ads come from both sides, right? >> they're not going to go away any time soon and we're not going to see a major shift in that trend before the election. let's face it. you can't fool the american public. they know what is going on. at the end of the day, you look around, see the houses are no longer falling in price that is good news. they get a couple of jobs, that's good news. it's not enough good news to make everything okay again. we are still digging ourselves out of a hole from a severe crisis. >> diane swonk and neil irwin, thanks both very much. >> thank you. >> woodruff: still to come on the newshour: the senate race that's become a national story in missouri; shields and brooks; and an election to watch, very far down south. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: wall street rallied at first on the j